Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] used to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE only predictable thing about Chelsea used to be their unpredictability , but you ca n't even bank on that right now . |
| 2 | Such developments would necessarily affect both the structure of arts-based courses , but more significantly in the context of this article , would require the methods of assessment used to be tailored to the short term aims of each module . |
| 3 | I share it with Menzies Campbell , who of course used to be an Olympic runner , so I shall have to be quick to keep up . |
| 4 | The concerns of administration used to be the maintenance of law and regulation , the sustaining of working relationships with voluntary organizations and denominational bodies and the planning and maintenance of programmes across a range of responsibilities . |
| 5 | The pre-eminent location for this type of holding used to be Panama , but its political tribulations have damaged confidence . |
| 6 | The cattle of Scotland used to be of many colours but predominantly black and of the Highland or Galloway type . |
| 7 | The Bank of England used to be the City 's leader ; in recent times it has seemed content to be its cheerleader . |
| 8 | Waddesdon 's 165 acres of gardens used to be tended by 120 gardeners bound to silence in daylight . |
| 9 | At a rough guess , Pierremont Gardens today stands where the real gardens of Pierremont used to be . |
| 10 | Oh yes , oh yes , oh mum went there for years and years every Saturday yeah , and as I say the wagonettes used to erm be stationed up by Albion Street , to take er shopping and , and er and Rushbrooks used to be the big confectioners then , that 's on the , it used to be on the corner of erm Albion , well there 's a market there , an indoor market now is n't there yeah they were the er the big confectioners Rushbrooks , and er bakers and confectioners and er all the barrels of flour used to be , you could see all that going in you know but er I do n't know whether it is , am I making it interesting , is it interesting for you ? |
| 11 | The same kind of accident used to be common with gliders , and the pilots could never remember anything after the first bounce . |
| 12 | A quarter of trains used to be more than ten minutes late . |
| 13 | A quarter of trains used to be more than ten minutes late . |
| 14 | But the mainstream of calligraphy used to be a movement that firmly set modernism aside and as a result virtually vanished as a serious art school discipline after the 1960s . |
| 15 | Making a deed of covenant used to be a popular and tax-efficient way for grandparents to help pay towards their grandchildren 's education . |
| 16 | The greater part of the property of Britain used to be surrounded by a kind of magic circle within which the law of honesty could not penetrate . |
| 17 | If the C of E used to be the Tory Party at prayer ( and is now the Democrats ) , the Methodists are the Labour Party at prayer . |
| 18 | Incidentally , the cattle of Landes used to be treated with great care as draught oxen ( they were never overworked and were given special headgear to ward off flies ) but were also used in amateur ‘ bull races ’ in which bad-tempered oxen and cows were teased into charging at people . |
| 19 | This type of information used to be held on an IBM mainframe computer , but this closed down for financial reasons . |
| 20 | It 's like life used to be , there 's real community spirit . " |
| 21 | The argument for preordination used to be that God was omnipotent and outside time , so God would know What was going to happen . |
| 22 | Just think — the days when Leeds vs Bradford used to be the big game of the season only a few years back ( One of which was my first leeds game ! ! ) |
| 23 | Reports of bankruptcy or IVA in firms used to be a rare phenomenon , said Jack Maurice of the Ethics Committee , but since the recession began , the reports have become ‘ quite regular ’ . |
| 24 | Reaching Tioman from Singapore used to be either a complex business of bus , taxi and boat , or a frustrating one of scarce seats on very small aeroplanes . |
| 25 | The toy section in this Oxfam shop in Oxford used to be a honeypot for children , but there 's not much to choose from in it now . |
| 26 | Chefs in any doubt as to the influence of the grand dames of the ovens should remember that the three- Michelin -star Georges Blanc in Vonnas used to be La Mère Blanc until the son took over from his maman . |
| 27 | Feast day in Bellerby used to be the Wednesday after Whitsunday , but in 1933 it was moved to Whit Monday as people no longer had a holiday on this day . |
| 28 | No one with half an eye on current trends is mentioning that his main claim to fame used to be as Susan Sarandon 's toy boy . |
| 29 | All God 's fear on earth used to be behind Mrs Tiller . |
| 30 | There is a severe weakness in power , for Persia used to be the ‘ seat of mighty conquerors ’ . |